One
key question is what the final products will be like. Very
early reviews have given us a bit of insight into that.
The other key question is "When will the phones land?"

There
was no definitive answer from Microsoft -- until now. Microsoft
Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner, who recently made waves by
comparing the iPhone
4 to Windows Vista in terms of what a mess it was becoming,
let slip the release Windows for Europe and the U.S. in a
presentation he recently gave

Turner states, "Now let's
talk about phones. This has been tough. This is a
lowlight. For me, the company -- it's tough. But you know
what? In the October timeframe, in the November timeframe -- in
October likely across Europe, in November likely across the U.S. --
the game... we're back in the game. And this game is not
over."

The
potential that they may get Windows Phone 7 hardware a phone month
ahead of their American friends should excite Microsoft fans in
European Union nations, including England. Usually the U.S.
gets tech products first and Europe has to endure a long wait.
Or else Japan gets it first, the U.S. gets it second, and Europe gets
it last.